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All of the Football, All of the timeFri, 10 Aug 2018 14:00:39 +0000enhourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8109674212Real Football Men FPL Final Call – 100589-26800http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fpl-final-call-100589-26800/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fpl-final-call-100589-26800/#respondThu, 10 Aug 2017 10:44:11 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=13778There are just a handful of hours now before the first gameweek deadline slams shut (which in itself is worrying as I am nowhere near doing my team) and with that it also means that I will be soon closing the entry window to join this season’s “Real Football Men” Fantasy Premier League competition. Thanks …

]]>There are just a handful of hours now before the first gameweek deadline slams shut (which in itself is worrying as I am nowhere near doing my team) and with that it also means that I will be soon closing the entry window to join this season’s “Real Football Men” Fantasy Premier League competition.

Thanks to all that have entered already, there were 50 at last count although in fairness I have not checked since last week so a few more may well have slipped in. But that’s not a problem because everyone is welcome up until tomorrow afternoon.

The all important thing you need obviously is the entry code – that being this

100589-26800

The big question is can anyone knock David McDonagh off his perch this time around with the man creating something of an FPL empire what with back to back successes in this competition. With a largest ever field this time around it may be even harder to defend it once again.

We had 35 entries last season but because I’m a statistician by trade I am not a fan of errand odd numbers, that meant that the first ever FPL relegation took place. Ultimately what this meant was that whoever was bottom at the half way stage was then dropped out of the league.

Harsh perhaps but that way it weeds out the players who enter a team and do not try after the first couple of weeks and after the unqualified success of it last time around it will be making a comeback. Depending on the amount of sign ups will depend on who gets kicked out.

For example I’ll look to work it back to a round figure – so if there are 57 entrants then 7 of you are getting relegated, if there are 63 entrants then 3 of you are getting relegated and so on and so forth. So that’s the only real rule, I reckon it will make things much more interesting.

Anyway that concludes this last call for managers. Best of luck if you do enter and more importantly thanks. I now have to go off and rip my team to shreds after creating a first attempt which in all honesty is not fit for public consumption.

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fpl-final-call-100589-26800/feed/013778Real Football Men – FPL Code 100589-26800http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fpl-code-100589-26800/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fpl-code-100589-26800/#respondFri, 04 Aug 2017 06:00:23 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=13682We’re just one week away from the start of the Premier League season – in all honesty the fact that it starts on Friday does not sit too well with me. It’s like the equivalent of opening your presents on Christmas Eve, that said I’m still going to watch as much Football as humanely possible …

]]>We’re just one week away from the start of the Premier League season – in all honesty the fact that it starts on Friday does not sit too well with me. It’s like the equivalent of opening your presents on Christmas Eve, that said I’m still going to watch as much Football as humanely possible and that starts with Arsenal vs Leicester at The Emirates.

More importantly it signals the return of Fantasy Football and with that it is the return of the “Real Football Men” FPL competition. David McDonagh once again ran away with the title and everyone will be looking to knock the two time winner of his perch, question is though can he make it an incredible three trophy wins in a row.

He is certainly the bookmakers favourite but the challenge will be tougher this season as the field has increased to 40+ at the time of writing and this readers is where you come in. I am looking to get a field of at least 50 competitors this season and this league is welcome to absolutely everyone.

All you need to do is go to the official Fantasy Premier League website, go to leagues and enter the code below

100589-26800

Avid readers of the website will probably wonder why the reviews tailed off towards to the end of the season, that was quite frankly because of time constraints but that situation will be alleviated this time around and am raring to go once again.

After a Champions League finish in the first season, I had to make do with a top 10 one in the previous campaign so the pressure is definitely on me to deliver. More worrying though is that I have not even done my team, therefore I know exactly what I’ll be doing this weekend.

It would be great if you can get involved and join the Real Football Men and Women that are already on board, will you be walking away with the bragging rights come next May. Quite simply there is only one to find out and that is to join my league

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fpl-code-100589-26800/feed/013682Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 30http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-30/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-30/#respondMon, 03 Apr 2017 12:23:31 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=11774There’s just 8 gameweeks to go now in the race for the second running of the Real Football Men FPL competition and there is not a lot of time left for the chasing pack to try and knock last years winner David McDonagh off his perch. Once again David sits top of the tree and …

]]>There’s just 8 gameweeks to go now in the race for the second running of the Real Football Men FPL competition and there is not a lot of time left for the chasing pack to try and knock last years winner David McDonagh off his perch.

Once again David sits top of the tree and to be honest there was not a lot of activity this gameweek as the top three are unchanged from last weekend. With David now seeing his lead at the top extend to 20 points over Kwame Twumasi, it’s a bit more of a buffer but certainly not enough to be declared champion just yet. My good friend Andy Miller is again in third another 5 points behind Kwame and 25 points off of top spot.

The only changes in the top 10 saw Fifii McDowell leapfrog up to 4th and enter the Champions League places at the expense of David McDermott who has slipped not one but two places to sixth, Ologo Popo also has a good work as he sits in 5th. The rest of the top 10 was unchanged as Dennis Kioko, myself, Harrison Narh and Addicted Azhar rounded out the places.

57 was the magic number as four people tied for the top score this week. League leader David McDonagh, Salomon Murray Jnr, Michael Adjetey and Andy Harrison all share the accolade for this week. @THEWWFPL is fresh after watching Wrestlemania as he moves up to 22nd while Will Harwood has a week to forget as he turns in the weeks lowest score and slumps to 27th as a result.

There is no change at the bottom as Bruno B finds himself still clutching the wooden spoon and he is 49 points behind Matt Dickinson in 33rd, it looks like Bruno is going to be this season’s Sunderland if he is not careful. With midweek action coming around the corner expect the round up to follow on Thursday/Friday until then.

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-30/feed/011774Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 29http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-29/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-29/#respondTue, 28 Mar 2017 09:40:13 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=11692There are just 9 gameweeks to go as we now approach the final stretch in the race to become the second ever Real Football Men FPL champion. David McDonagh was the inaugural champion last season and the question that everyone is asking is whether or not he can do it again. And the answer right …

]]>There are just 9 gameweeks to go as we now approach the final stretch in the race to become the second ever Real Football Men FPL champion. David McDonagh was the inaugural champion last season and the question that everyone is asking is whether or not he can do it again.

And the answer right now seems to be yes he can, as David once again sits top of the tree but he is being run very close by perennial rival Kwame Twumasi. David has got 1586 points with Kwame being just 4 points further back.

There was not a great deal of movement in the top half of the table with the top 6 unchanged. My good friend Andy Miller stays third just 22 points away from top spot while Ray McDermott and Fifii McDowell share 4th but with them being 48 points behind their title hopes are beginning to slim.

Ologo Popo and Dennis Kioko have traded 6th and 7th respectively while none other than yours truly stays in 8th, I may have scored higher than league leader David but only managed to chip 2 points out of what is proving a sizeable gap with my real hopes now resting on a Champions League place once again.

Harrison Narh and Addicted Azhar are non movers once again as they round up the top 10. Eoin McAndrew and his very high flying birds move up to 12th after earning the gameweek high score of 83, the next target will no doubt be breaking the top 10.

He leapfrogs Gary Mantle who drops to 13th while @THEWWFPL is laying the smackdown in 24th place. Lowest score of the week goes to Ho Yeung Howard Tian who scored a paltry 19 points while Bruno B is still cast well adrift at the foot of the table. That concludes the roundup for Gameweek 29.

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-29/feed/011692Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 28http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-28/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-28/#respondSat, 18 Mar 2017 11:20:45 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=11636It may have been an incredibly curtailed Premier League gameweek last weekend but it has most definitely mixed things up in the race for the Real Football Men FPL crown. Would managers be willing to use a wildcard or was it more a case of having to ride out this week and set themselves up …

]]>It may have been an incredibly curtailed Premier League gameweek last weekend but it has most definitely mixed things up in the race for the Real Football Men FPL crown. Would managers be willing to use a wildcard or was it more a case of having to ride out this week and set themselves up nicely for the final stretch. Let’s take a look at how the runners and riders did last weekend.

Well once again David McDonagh is back at the top of the summit and it could not get much tighter as last seasons winner is on 1522 points with Kwame Twumasi being pegged back to second with just a 2 point deficit on 1520. There is very little to call between these two managers but David has won before and has got the experience of a title tilt as we go into the last quarter of the season and it was his top score of 64 that sees him regain the number one ranking.

Strangely enough though there was no change from positions 3 to 7 therefore they are as follows. My good friend Andy Miller in 3rd, Ray McDermott 4th, Fifii McDowell 5th, Dennis Kioko 6th and Ologo Popo 7th. Not a lot to report on that front but the big news is that I have moved up to 8th place. Still not a good week for me and the gap to the top expands further, the hope now will be a Champions League place come the end of the campaign.

The top 10 is seen out by Harrison Narh who did not have a great week while Addicted Azhar stays 10th. At the bottom there were some terrible scores. Ho Yeung Howard Tian scored 5, Lasse Ehrer scored 4 but wooden spoon holder Bruno B outdone them all with an awful 3, positive proof of why he is at the foot of the table. That concludes this round up, until next week.

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-28/feed/011636Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 27http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-27/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-27/#respondThu, 09 Mar 2017 17:11:30 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=11539Another gameweek is in the record books and I say it every week but the race for the Real Football Men FPL Crown is heating up, I mean really heating up. That’s because King Kwame Twumasi has returned to his throne. The long time early season leader is back with a resurgent bang as Kwame …

]]>Another gameweek is in the record books and I say it every week but the race for the Real Football Men FPL Crown is heating up, I mean really heating up. That’s because King Kwame Twumasi has returned to his throne.

The long time early season leader is back with a resurgent bang as Kwame find himself 19 points clear at the top thanks to a stunning score of 92 this week. That monster points haul has seen him leapfrog last season’s winner David McDonagh who now finds himself in second place.

My good friend Andy Miller has had a resurgence of his own as his 85 point tally sees him move up to the heady heights of third while Ray McDermott is in fourth while subsequently holding on to the final Champions League spot.

Fiifi McDowell is hot on Ray’s tail though as she (I assume) sits in fifth, while Dennis Kioko and Ologo Popo slide down the table as they are now in 6th and 7th respectively. Harrison Narh had a good week as he moves up to 8th but that ultimately means my charge up the table has been halted.

I’m seething about Aguero’s naff Trip Chip return and because of that I’m in ninth while Addicted Azhar sits 10th. Gary Mantle is flying high in 13th while @THEWWFPL is a non mover in 25th.

The battle of the wooden spoon sees no change as Bruno B once again turns in a low score with just 36 points this week. He now finds himself 20 points adrift at the bottom of the table.

And that sets us up nicely for the gameweek of death this weekend, just 4 fixtures across Saturday and Sunday , just how much of a shake up will that have. We will find out next week. Until then.

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-27/feed/011539Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 26http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-26/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-26/#respondFri, 03 Mar 2017 08:39:08 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=11386We’re now two thirds into the season and the race for the Real Football Men crown continues to heat up. After a big shake up in the previous game week the table is slightly more stable but that does not mean it is any less competitive. David McDonagh stays top of the table with 1394 …

]]>We’re now two thirds into the season and the race for the Real Football Men crown continues to heat up. After a big shake up in the previous game week the table is slightly more stable but that does not mean it is any less competitive.

David McDonagh stays top of the table with 1394 points but sees his gap cut to just 5 points from early season leader Kwame Twumasi. The race for not only the Champions League places but a crack at the title itself is an interesting one as Dennis Kioko moves up to 3rd and finds himself 22 points from the summit, hot on his tail though is Dennis McDermott in 4th.

The Europa League places are filled by Ologo Popo in 5th, Fifii McDowell in 6th and my good friend Andy Miller in 7th. But here is the big news, my surge up the table continues as I now find myself in 8th, not only that I’m only 33 points off the top. The rest of the Real Football Men you have been warned!

I nearly scooped the top score crown this week with a fantastic 89 points but I was usurped by Harrison Narh who sits in 9th, he just pipped me to that honour with an even better 91. Well played Harrison. While rounding out the top 10 is Addicted Azhar.

There were some shocking scores last week as Aran Salih chipped in with 17, but Bruno B did even worse with a paltry 16. So much so that he has now slumped to the bottom of the table with Matt Dickinson now up to the heady heights of 33rd.

A full Premier League programme returns this weekend so that will no doubt shake up proceedings, just before Gameweek 28 – otherwise known as the Gameweek from Hell

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-26/feed/011386Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 25http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-25/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-25/#respondThu, 23 Feb 2017 18:37:28 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=11274The action of Week 25 in the Premier League seems so far away but there is still time to fit in a round up for the Real Football Men FPL competition. Once again it is all change and there is another new name at the top of the Fantasy Football tree. The man bestowed with …

]]>The action of Week 25 in the Premier League seems so far away but there is still time to fit in a round up for the Real Football Men FPL competition. Once again it is all change and there is another new name at the top of the Fantasy Football tree.

The man bestowed with the honour this time around is none other than last season’s winner David McDonagh, he is putting the rest of the league on notice as he takes back top spot with the question now being can he stay there until the end of the season and defend his crown?

He finds himself on 1328 points which gives him a 13 point advantage over Kwame Twumasi who now sits in 2nd place, my good friend Andy Miller has recovered from his slump as he moves up to 3rd with Dennis Kioko hot on heels in 4th. Both league leader David and former league leader Andy shared the highest score accolade in Gameweek 25 with a very solid 79 points

The leader at the previous gameweek Ologo Popo has slipped all the way down to 5th after an incredibly poor week while life was not much better for Ray McDowell who slumps to 6th place. Positions 7 to 9 are filled by Fiifi McDowell, Addicted Azhar and M Fariz Narwinsyah.

But more importantly I am back in the top 10! – the steady progress continues and after a mid season slump there are just 56 points between myself and league leader David, there is still plenty of time to pull off the greatest comeback in FPL history.

At the bottom of the table, Andy Harrison had a gameweek to forget as he low scored with just 30 points. He finds himself in 32nd but there are just 4 points between himself and Matt Dickinson at the bottom with Bruno B sandwiched in between them in 33rd.

That’s all for this week, the roundup of Gameweek 26 will probably follow at the same time next week….possibly

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-25/feed/011274Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 24http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-24/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-24/#respondThu, 09 Feb 2017 16:20:25 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=11085Another week is in the history books and although Chelsea seem to be running away with real life matters, the same cannot be said in the chase for The Real Football Men FPL Championship. The title race has been blown wide open over the past couple of weeks with long time leader my good friend …

]]>Another week is in the history books and although Chelsea seem to be running away with real life matters, the same cannot be said in the chase for The Real Football Men FPL Championship.

The title race has been blown wide open over the past couple of weeks with long time leader my good friend Andy Miller knocked off his perch, but this week sees the new top dog Ologo Popo keep top spot with his lead now extended to 21 points.

Once again it’s Ray McDermott and last season’s winner David McDonagh who are proving to be the nearest challengers as they find themselves 2nd and 3rd respectively while Kwame Twumasi is in the last Champions League position.

It’s all change below as M Fariz Nirwinsyah moves to 5th while Addicted Azhar’s top score of 87 sees him move up to 6th place as Fifi McDowell holds 7th.

The rest of then Top 10 is taken by Dennis Kioko, Andy Miller who has hit a Liverpool style rut and Andrew Sinclair. But more importantly i am hot on Andrew’s heels in 11th. The return to the Top 10 is not far away.

Gary Mantle is flying as he reaches the heady heights of 12th while @THEWWFPL finds himself in 23rd place wishing for the season sometime soon.

At the bottom there is no change but Stuart Robertson has not done himself many favours after his week low score of 36 points. That aside it means that the wooden spoon holder this week is still none other than Matt Dickinson. But the gap is only 4 points between himself and Bruno B so it could be all change come next week.

That concludes the round up for Week 25, keep an eye out for next week’s roundup at around the same time (If I can remember)

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-24/feed/011085Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 23http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-23/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-23/#respondFri, 03 Feb 2017 08:37:03 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=11020A rare midweek gameweek took place across the course of Tuesday and Wednesday and it’s fair to say there were some shock results with Arsenal losing at home to Watford and Manchester United being held at home to struggling side Hull. Not only that but it has blown the race for the Real Football Men …

]]>A rare midweek gameweek took place across the course of Tuesday and Wednesday and it’s fair to say there were some shock results with Arsenal losing at home to Watford and Manchester United being held at home to struggling side Hull.

Not only that but it has blown the race for the Real Football Men title wide open, so let’s see what has happened to the runners and riders this week. Firstly there is a new name at the top of the tree as Ologo Popo reaches the summit for the first time.

He is the first man to break the 1200 point marker but although Ologo sits top he will be nervously looking over his shoulder, that’s because Kwame Twumasi sits just a further two points back on 1198 and that is without forgetting last week’s leader Andy Miller who slips to third. A big surprise was that my good friend Andy Miller scored a week low of just 25 points.

It could not get any tighter at the top thought with just three points separating 1st to 3rd. But the title is still absolutely anyone’s with Ray McDermott just 6 points back in 4th, and David McDonagh and Dennis Kioko 10 points back in joint 5th. With the margins that tight it’s not an unrealistic prospect that these positions will be all change after this weekend.

My charge up the table continues apace with the fact that I have moved up two places from 13th to 11th and the top 10 is now clearly in my sights but with only 52 points between me and top spot you have to ask yourself why only dream of the top 10. It is very much game on.

At the bottom Michael Adjetey breaks the 1000 marker thanks to his week high top score of 49 points while Matt Dickinson keeps hold of the wooden spoon with the gap now extended to Bruno B who stays in 33rd place. That’s all for this weeks roundup, Week 24 to follow some time early next week (perhaps)

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-23/feed/011020Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 22http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-22/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-22/#respondMon, 30 Jan 2017 16:44:23 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=10974This may be incredibly late (again) but there’s no point complaining as ultimately you’re still getting the roundup – as I said in Gameweek 21, running late but reading great. So with the half hearted apology for the delay out of the way, let’s now take a look at what happened in Gameweek 22 all …

]]>This may be incredibly late (again) but there’s no point complaining as ultimately you’re still getting the roundup – as I said in Gameweek 21, running late but reading great. So with the half hearted apology for the delay out of the way, let’s now take a look at what happened in Gameweek 22 all those many moons ago.

Well it does not matter how long you leave the writing part of it the result is still the same and that is that my good friend Andy Miller still sits at the top of the tree. He may still be the kingpin but his lead is further diminishing.

That’s because he now has just a 8 point lead over nearest challenger Ray McDermott who has moved up to second with last year’s winner David McDonagh now in 3rd place, it turned out to be a costly gameweek for Ologo Popo as he slips down to 4th with just 15 points covering 2nd to 4th.

Dennis Kioko had an incredible week as he moves up to 5th thanks to a phenomenal top score of 97 he subsequently moves above Kwame Twumasi who slips to 6th. The rest of the top 10 is made up of Fifi McDowell, M Fariz Narwinsyah, Harrison Narh and Andrew Sinclair.

My charge up the table continue as I hit the heady heights of 13th place, while Gary Mantle is 15th and @THEWWFPL (give him a follow) is all the way down in 23rd. It was very much a week to forget for Ho Yeung Howard Tian as he get the weeks lowest score of just 30.

At the bottom there is no change as Matt Dickinson clutches onto the wooden spoon for now and is 10 points behind Bruno B who is in 33rd. That’s all for this week, the next review will be on Thursday/Friday as long as you’ve been well behaved. Until then.

]]>http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-22/feed/010974Real Football Men – Fantasy Football Roundup Gameweek 21http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-21/
http://realfootballman.com/football/real-football-men-fantasy-football-roundup-gameweek-21/#respondSat, 21 Jan 2017 11:41:12 +0000http://realfootballman.com/?p=10793We may be running incredibly late but I’ll get this one just in time before the action of Week 22 begins, it was has been a hectic couple of weeks of running a blog this one always seemingly gets pushed to the back of the queue. So like the ginger step child that this competition …

]]>We may be running incredibly late but I’ll get this one just in time before the action of Week 22 begins, it was has been a hectic couple of weeks of running a blog this one always seemingly gets pushed to the back of the queue. So like the ginger step child that this competition has become it’s now time to finally round up what happened during Gameweek 21.

Once again my good friend Andy Miller sits at the top of the table but he has seen his gap at the top cut to just 18 points with Ologo Popo now hot on his heels in 2nd place. But Ologo will be looking over his shoulder as Ray McDermott and David McDonagh are still in the title hunt.

Both Ray and last season’s winner David McDonagh are napping at the heels of Ologo as they sit just two and three points further back and there is every chance that those four positions could change order come the end of the weekend.

On the fringes of the Champions League places are Kwame Twumasi, Malaysio Junior and Andrew Sinclair who are 5th through to 7th respectively while M Fariz Narwinsyah, Fifi McDowell and Harrison Narh complete the top 10 places.

I had a very impressive week after scoring 81 points that means I’ve moved up to 14th but I was outdone by Neil Kent who scored an even more impressive 90 points to earn the highest score of the week and move up to the heady heights of 18th place.

Gary Mantle finds himself 16th, while @THEWWFPL finds himself up to 19th place (give him a follow on Twitter) at the bottom of the table it was not a good week for Michael Adjetey who low scored with 27 points but it was not that much better for new wooden spoon holder Matt Dickinson who scored just 28. That concludes my incredibly late but still reading great roundup. Until next week (I hope)